Painting a van
Hello every, I am fairly new to the site. I recently purchase a 1996 Coach House 192 campervan. The previous owner supplied a detailed record of all maintenance along with receipts. The van appears to...
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mikegt4 wrote:
Painting any vehicle is extremely expensive today. A medium quality paint job on a car will be MANY thousands of dollars, a camper van will be much more. As someone suggested you might be able to have your paint buffed to a shine by a detail or body shop. Another money saver would be to paint large stripes or designs over much of the base white paint similar to what is done on conversion vans. It will give your van some color at a much reduced price.
I agree mikegt4, I have had a couple of cars painted before but they were repainted the same color. I am sure the cost will be higher for me to have the color changed. The fiberglass top is the only part of the van that is dull, the rest of the van shines. I still think the van would look much better if it was painted charcoal grey. However, it could become a mute issue if they hit me with an outrageous price for the job. I got the van for a great price which is why I don't mind investing a little money to make it look better.
